• wealthy, rich, abundant;
  • to be prosperous, plentiful, sufficient;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

宀 (집 면, “roof, house”) — denotes dwelling, home.

畐 (가득할 복, “full, abundant”) — provides sound and meaning of “fullness, plenty.”

Thus originally “a household that is full/abundant,” hence “rich, wealthy.”

Usage in Korean

Often used in compounds such as 富裕 (부유, “wealth”), 富者 (부자, “rich person”), 豐富 (풍부, “abundant”).

富裕 (부유) — wealth, affluence

富者 (부자) — a rich person

豐富 (풍부) — abundant, plentiful

富力 (부력) — financial power, wealth

貧富 (빈부) — poor and rich

Additional notes

Shares its etymological base with 福 (복, blessing) through 畐 (“full vessel, abundance”).

Appears in names of dynasties, places, and family names in East Asia.

Old gloss in Korean: 가멸 부 (“well-provided, well-off”).

부유할
buyuhal
bu
Kangxi radical:40, + 9
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+5BCC
Cangjie input:
  • 十一口田 (JMRW)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 宀 畐

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

References

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